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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Arima (Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
74
121
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
74
121
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
69
114
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
57
97
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
15
17
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Arima (Trinidad)
15 Families width 21 Species
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies2SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies2SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae (Newman, 1834)Drain flies2SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ulidiidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821Bibionid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Streblidae Kolenati, 1863Bat flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae (Samouelle, 1819)Keds1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Arima (Trinidad)
17 Genera with 21 Species
Anastrepha Schiner, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1922Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Bromeloecia Spuler, 20182SpeciesTaxom
Coenosia Meigen, 1956Tiger Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Coniceromyia Borgmeier, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1906Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1913Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1962Fruit fly1SpeciesTaxom
Engelimyia de Souza Lopez, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1867
Gnat Ogres0SpeciesTaxom
Lutzomyia Franca, 1922Sand Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrinella Giglio-Tos, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Neoacanthoneura Hendel, 02SpeciesTaxom
Plecia Wiedemann, 1942love bug1SpeciesTaxom
Speiseria Kessel, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Strebla Wiedemann, 18561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Arima (Trinidad)
21 Species
Anastrepha convoluta Stone, 1942West Indian buckthorn
Anastrepha urichi Greene, 1934Pittsford's woodfern
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) oswaldoi Peryassú, 1922
Bromeloecia robustora Yau & Marshall, 2018
Bromeloecia wolverinei Yau & Marshall, 2018
Coenosia leucotrichia Albuquerque, 1956
Coniceromyia costaricana Borgmeier, 1950
Culex (Anoedioporpa) originator Gordon & Evans, 1922Bradley's spleenwort
Culex (Melanoconion) caudelli Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culicoides debilipalpis Lutz, 1913Northern bog violet
Drosophila mojuoides Wasserman, 1962
Engelimyia inops Walker, 1849
Lutzomyia cruciata Coquillett D..., 1907
Lutzomyia trinidadensis (Newstead R., 1922)⇒ Lutzomyia goiana Martins A. V..., 1962
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Mesembrinella bicolor Fabricius, 1893
Neoacanthoneura chiroptera Kameneva, 0
Neoacanthoneura goniata Kameneva, 0
Plecia maculata Hardy, 1942
Speiseria ambigua Kessel, 1925
Strebla wiedemanni (Kolentai, 1856)⇒ Trichobius yunkeri Wenzel, 1966

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Arima (Trinidad)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
11
12
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
4
5
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Diptera at hbs.bishopmuseum.org
Diptera at sci-s03.bacs.uq.edu.au
Diptera at papua-insects.nl
Diptera at artfakta.se
Diptera at dyntaxa.se
Diptera at gbif.org
Diptera at irmng.org
Diptera at itis.gov
Diptera at marinespecies.org